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Security Magazine: Communication, not more personnel, is key to mass shootings

Image from Shutterstock.com The power of communication is nothing new to law enforcement and emergency response. It's often said in law enforcement that the fastest fleeing felon is no match for a police radio. In many cases, solid communications can mean life or death. Consider the most extreme example of the past several [...]

By |2019-11-23T06:40:28-05:00November 23rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: Communication, not more personnel, is key to mass shootings

Company marketing panic buttons to prepare for mass shootings at synagogues

JESSICA SCHLADEBECK MARCH 29, 2019 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, SecurityInfoWatch.com An Israeli start-up is pushing panic buttons for mass shootings and violence. The Gabriel crisis alarm system, designed with communal spaces like schools and places of worship in mind, is equipped with sensors that automatically send an alert to authorities when they’re activated. It’s also outfitted [...]

By |2019-04-05T08:14:05-04:00April 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Company marketing panic buttons to prepare for mass shootings at synagogues

Learning from New Zealand, an op-ed by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Here's an op-ed written by IFPO Board member and retired college professor Chris Hertig on the New Zealand Christchurch massacre: While it’s far too early to know the key details of the New Zealand mosque massacre, there are a few observations that can be made. More importantly; there are questions to be addressed. And learning [...]

By |2019-03-18T06:17:06-04:00March 18th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Learning from New Zealand, an op-ed by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Security Magazine: The deadly relationship between mass shootings and domestic violence

By Jim Sawyer, SecurityMagazine.com The sentinel challenge today for both Security Professionals and Crime Prevention Professionals is to develop strategies and procedures to prevent the next mass shooting. Indeed “Active Shooter” and “Run-Hide-Fight” classes have become a cottage industry in the security-law enforcement-crime prevention professions. Las Vegas massacre is a reminder of the need for sheepdogs [...]

By |2017-12-09T09:56:37-05:00December 9th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: The deadly relationship between mass shootings and domestic violence

Is the media complicit in mass shootings in America?

Image from http://www.headlinepolitics.com/these-images-prove-mass-shootings/ The IFPO's Chris Hertig has a book recommendation. Take a look: Hertig says, "Am reading a book on spree killers. The copycat phenomenon is a major factor in this; a major driver. See this bit below that I got from the ASIS daily news feed. Mass Shootings Driven By "Media Contagion": [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:22:14-05:00August 19th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Is the media complicit in mass shootings in America?

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